House of Representatives Committees

| Parliamentary Joint Committee on Parliamentary Budget Office

Footnotes

Introduction

[1]       Eg,. Senator Lewis, ‘Financial impact statements’, Senate, Debates, 11 March 1982, p. 753; Senator Gibson, ‘Questions without notice’, Senate, Debates, 9 May 1995, p. 27; J Gillard, ‘Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill Second reading’, House of Representatives, Debates, 16 March 2005, p.57.

[2]       L Tanner, ‘Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Bill 2005, Second reading’, House of Representatives, Debates, 5 September 2005, pp 114-119, Ms Bird, , ‘Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Bill 2005, Second reading’, House of Representatives, Debates, 13 September 2005, p. 73.

[3]       Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australia 2020 Summit: Final Report, DPMC, Canberra, 2008, p. 330.

[4]       Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Responding to the 2020 Summit, DPMC, Canberra, 2009, p. 234.

[5]       M Turnbull, ‘Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010, Second reading’, House of Representatives, Debates, 14 May 2009, p. 3975.

[6]       T Abbott, ‘Real Action to End the Waste & Deliver Lower, Fairer & Simpler Taxes’, 12 August 2010, http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/PressReleases/tabid/86/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7588/Real-Action-to-End-the-Waste-Deliver-Lower-Fairer-Simpler-Taxes.aspx, viewed 2 March 2011.

[7]       Senator Guy Barnett introduced the Parliamentary Office Bill 2010.

[8]       The Australian Greens and the Australian Labor Party (‘The Parties’) – Agreement, 1 September 2010; The Australian Labor Party and the Independent Members (Mr Tony Windsor MP and Mr Rob Oakeshott MP) ('The Parties') – Agreement, 7 September 2010;  Hon Julia Gillard MP and Mr Andrew Wilkie MP ('The Parties') – Agreement, 2 September 2010.

[9]       The New South Wales Parliamentary Budget Office was established on 3 February 2011.

[10]     Parliament of New South Wales, Parliamentary Budget Office, www.parliament.nsw.gov.au, viewed 25 February 2011.

[11]     Australia, House of Representatives 2010, Votes and Proceedings, No. 15, 18 November 2010, p. 211.

[12]     Australia, Senate 2010, Journals, No. 12, 22 November 2010, p. 372.

[13]     The Agreement for a Better Parliament was jointly agreed by the Australian Labor Party, the Coalition Parties and the Country Independents after the 2010 Federal election. The aim of the Agreement was to increase the authority of and improve participation opportunities for all Members of Parliament, thereby increasing the authority of the Parliament in relation to the Executive and in this way strengthening the Australian system of democracy. Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, 6 September 2010, Agreement for a Better Parliament: Parliamentary Reform, Preamble, p. 1.

[14]     Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, 6 September 2010, Agreement for a Better Parliament: Parliamentary Reform, para. 16.1, p. 8.

Chapter 2 Rationale for a Parliamentary Budget Office

[1]       These matters have been raised across a range of submissions. See for example, Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, pp 1-2; S Bartos, ‘Enhancing Budget Integrity in Australia’, attachment to Business Council of Australia, Submission 17; pp 2-5; Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Exhibit 1, pp. 2-4.

[2]       B Anderson, ‘The changing role of Parliament in the budget process’, OECD Journal on Budgeting, Vol. 1, 2009, p. 38.

[3]       OECD, Submission 8, p. 1.

[4]       Mr Stephen Bartos, Submission 18, p. 2. A number of other contributors to the inquiry made this point. See for example, Mr Stein Helgeby, Department of Finance and Deregulation, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 63; Mr Peter Hicks, Submission 12, p. 8; Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4.1, p. 1.

[5]       Section 83, Australian Constitution.

[6]       I Harris (ed.) House of Representatives Practice, Fifth Edition, Department of the House of Representatives, Canberra, 2005, p. 407.

[7]       Including sections 81, 83, 51, 53, 54 and 56.

[8]       Sections 81 and 83, Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia.

[9]       Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2010-2011 (Cwlth), Long title.

[10]     R Webb, ‘The Commonwealth Budget: process and presentation’, Research Paper no. 16, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, 27 April 2010.

[11]     Explanatory Memorandum, Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2010–11.

[12]     Explanatory Memorandum, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2010–11.

[13]     Department of the Senate, Submission 6, p. 5. Although the Clerk has also noted that ‘a misunderstanding between the Senate and the Government following the introduction of accrual budgeting has never been satisfactorily resolved.’

[14]     In 2010 the Budget Papers comprised Budget Paper no. 1: Budget Strategy and Outlook, which contains 10 statements (including the Budget Overview, Economic Outlook, Fiscal Strategy and Outlook), Budget Paper no. 2: Budget Measures, Budget Paper no. 3: Australia’s Federal Relations, Budget Paper no. 4 Agency Resourcing, Portfolio Budget Statements, Ministerial statements and media kits.

[15]     There are however, some variations to procedure for the main appropriation bill and appropriation or supply bills for the ordinary annual services of government. For example, unlike for other bills, the budget debate in the House of Representatives need not be strictly relevant to the bill. See Standing Order 76(c), House of Representatives, Standing and Sessional Orders, as at 20 October 2010.

[16]     Department of the House of Representatives, ‘The Budget and Financial Legislation’, Infosheet No. 10, October 2010, p. 2.

[17]     Department of the Senate, ‘Consideration of Estimates by the Senate’s Legislation Committees’, Senate Brief No. 5, May 2010, p. 2.

[18]     Department of the Senate, ‘Consideration of Estimates by the Senate’s Legislation Committees’, Senate Brief No. 5, May 2010.

[19]     Department of the Senate, Submission 6, p. 3

[20]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 4.

[21]     Department of Finance and Deregulation, ‘Operation Sunlight’, http://www.finance.gov.au/financial-framework/financial-management-policy-guidance/operation-sunlight/index.html, viewed 2 March 2011.

[22]     Australian Government, Operation Sunlight: Enhancing Budget Transparency, Canberra 2008.

[23]     Section 5 (1), Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998 (Cwlth).

[24]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 7.

[25]     A summary of statutory reporting requirements is outlined in Associate Professor Charles Lawson, Submission 21.

[26]     The President then draws the matter to the attention of the Senate Appropriations and Staffing Committee and the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. While cases of the suspected inclusion of new policies in the ordinary annual services bills have been brought to the attention of the government, there has yet to be any substantive response from the Government. See, Department of the Senate, Submission 6, p. 5.

[27]     Section 38B(2), Parliamentary Service Act 1999 (Cwlth).

[28]     Ms Roxanne Missingham, Parliamentary Librarian, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 9.

[29]     Noted by the Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 3.

[30]     Mr Ian McFee, Auditor-General, Transcript of Evidence, 28 February 2011, p. 8.

[31]     Public Policy Institute, Submission 13, p. 1.

[32]     JR Nethercote, in N Aroney, S Prasser, and JR Nethercote (eds.) Restraining the Elective Dictatorship: The Upper House Solution?, University of Western Australia Press, Perth, 2009, p. 113, extract attached to Public Policy Institute, Submission 13.

[33]     S Bartos, ‘Enhancing Budget Integrity in Australia’, attachment to Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 27.

[34]     The Treasury, Tax Expenditures Statement 2010, Canberra, 2011.

[35]     S Bartos, Enhancing Budget Integrity in Australia: An options paper for the Business Council of Australia, Attachment to Submission 17, p. 27.

[36]     However, the recently established House of Representatives Standing Committee on Appropriations and Administration has been tasked, among other things, to ‘consider estimates of the funding required for the operation of the Department of the House of Representatives each year’ and report to the Speaker, for presentation to the House and transmission to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. See: House of Representatives, Standing and Sessional Orders as at 20 October 2010, Department of the House of Representatives, Canberra, 2010, Standing Order 222A.

[37]     Department of the House of Representatives, Submission 2, p. 1.

[38]     S Bartos, Enhancing Budget Integrity in Australia: An options paper for the Business Council of Australia, Attachment to Submission 17, p. 20.

[39]     The Treasury, Incoming Government Brief - Red Book – Redacted – Part 1 – Revised, 24 September 2010, Canberra, p. 3. The current costings process is discussed further in Chapter 3.

[40]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 14. Similarly, the budget of the Department of the House of Representatives has also come under pressure in recent years. See: House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure, Building a modern committee system—An inquiry into the effectiveness of the House Committee system, Canberra, 2010, p. 23.

[41]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 5; Parliamentary Library, Submission 10, p. 2; Mr Peter Hicks, Submission 12, p. 2.

[42]     Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library, Submission 5, pp 3-4.

[43]     Business Council of Australia, Budget Submission 2011-12,  attachment to Submission 17, p. 5.

[44]     Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 3.

[45]     Mr Stephen Bartos, Submission 18, p. 5.

[46]     Ms Roxanne Missingham, Parliamentary Librarian, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 9.

[47]     Ms Rosemary Laing, Department of the Senate, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 35.

[48]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 7.

[49]     House of Commons Scrutiny Unit, Submission 11, paras. 5-12.

[50]     House of Commons Scrutiny Unit, Submission 11, paras. 2-3.

[51]     House of Commons Scrutiny Unit, Submission 11, paras. 4, 15.

[52]     Comments from Hansard Society and House of Commons Liaison Committee, in House of Commons Scrutiny Unit, Submission 11, paras. 30-31.

[53]     Northern Ireland Assembly, Submission 3, p. 1.

[54]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 1.

[55]     Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 9, p. 1.

[56]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 2.

[57]     From covering letter to Coalition, Submission 14.

[58]     Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Submission 18, p. 1.

[59]     Mr Stephen Bartos, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 71.

[60]     S Bartos, ‘Enhancing Budget Integrity in Australia’, attachment to Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 4.

[61]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 1.

[62]     Department of the House of Representatives, Submission 2, p. 1.

[63]     Dr Rosemary Laing, Department of the Senate, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, pp 29-30.

[64]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 2.

[65]     Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 3.

[66]     Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, attachment, pp 3-7.

[67]     Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 9.

Chapter 3 Role of the proposed Parliamentary Budget Office

[1]       Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 5.

[2]       Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 9, p. 2.

[3]       Public Policy Institute, Submission 15, p. 2.

[4]       Clause 3, Draft Parliamentary Budget Office Bill 2010, attachment to Submission 14.

[5]       Mr Peter Hicks, Submission 12, p. 2.

[6]       Mr Michael Daley, ‘Parliamentary Budget Officer Bill 2010’, NSW Legislative Assembly, Debates, 19 October 2010, p. X.

[7]       Section 13(4), Parliamentary Budget Officer Act 2010 (NSW).

[8]       Congressional Budget Office, ‘CBO Factsheet’, http://www.cbo.gov/aboutcbo/factsheet.cfm, viewed 8 March 2011.

[9]       Section 602, 2 USC.

[10]     Section 79.2(a), Parliament of Canada Act.

[11]     Parliamentary Library, Submission 10, p. 17; Mr Sahir Khan, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Transcript of Evidence, 8 February 2011, p. 13.

[12]     National Assembly Budget Office, ‘Mission and vision’, http://korea.nabo.go.kr/eng/01_about/mission.page

[13]     Article 3, National Assembly Budget Office Act 2003.

[14]     House of Representatives, Votes and Proceedings No. 15, 18 November 2010, p. 211; Senate, Journals of the Senate No. 12, 22 November 2010, p. 372.

[15]     B Anderson, ‘The changing role of Parliament in the budget process’, OECD Journal on Budgeting, Vol. 1, 2009, pp. 41–43.

[16]     S Bartos, ‘Enhancing Budget Integrity in Australia’, attachment to Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 28.

[17]     Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 7.

[18]     Australian Strategic Policy Institute, ‘About ASPI’, http://www.aspi.org.au/aboutaspi/aboutaspi.aspx, viewed 8 March 2011.

[19]     Parliamentary Library, ‘Budget Review 2010-11’, http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/RP/BudgetReview2010-11/index.htm, viewed 8 March 2011.

[20]     The Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 27.

[21]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 5; S Bartos, ‘Enhancing Budget Integrity in Australia’, attachment to Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 16.

[22]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 4.

[23]     House of Commons Treasury Committee, Office for Budget Responsibility, Fourth Report of Session 2010–11, Volume 1, 16 September 2010.

[24]     Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis , ‘What does CPB do?’, http://www.cpb.nl/en/what-does-cpb-do, viewed 8 March 2011.

[25]     Mr Kevin Page, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Transcript of Evidence, 8 February 2011, p. 10.

[26]     Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7, p. 2.

[27]     Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 6.

[28]     Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 9, p. 2; Clause 7(1)(a)(ii) Draft Parliamentary Budget Officer Bill, attachment to Federal Coalition, Submission 14.

[29]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 4.

[30]     Mr Stephen Bartos, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 74.

[31]     Mr Stephen Bartos, Submission 18, p. 2.

[32]     Department of the House of Representatives, Submission 2, p. 1.

[33]     The Australian Greens and the Australian Labor Party (ʹThe Partiesʹ) – Agreement, 1 September 2010, part 5.1(f).

[34]     Section 29, Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998 (Cwlth).

[35]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 10.

[36]     Section 3(1), Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998 (Cwlth).

[37]     Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, DPMC, Canberra, 2010, p. 1. ‘In summary, the conventions are that the government avoids: making major policy decisions that are likely to commit an incoming government; making significant appointments; and entering major contracts or undertakings’ (p. 1).

[38]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Charter of Budget Honesty Costing Election Commitments: Guidelines issues jointly by the Secretaries to the Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Administration, Canberra, 2010, pp 4-5.

[39]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 10.

[40]     P Costello, ‘Charter of Budget Honesty Bill 1996 [2] – Second reading’, House of Representatives, Debates, 5 December 1997, p. 12 and 234.

[41]     Mr Nigel Ray, Department of the Treasury, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 48.

[42]     Australian Government, Budget Paper no. 2, Budget Measures 2010-11 — Part 2: Expense Measures, 2010, p. 282.

[43]     Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library, Submission 5, pp 7-9.

[44]     Parliamentary Library, ‘Pre-Election Policy Unit’, http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/PEPU/index.htm, viewed 8 March 2011.

[45]     S Bartos, Evaluation of the Pre-Election Policy service, Australian Parliamentary Library, LECG, Canberra, 2010, p. 25.

[46]     Editorial, Australian Financial Review, 6 September 2010, p. 62.

[47]     Part 7, Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998 (Cwlth).

[48]     Australian Government, Operation Sunlight: Enhancing Budget Transparency, December 2008, p. 15.

[49]     Mr Stephen Bartos, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 71.

[50]     Australian Government, Operation Sunlight: Enhancing Budget Transparency, Department of Finance and Deregulation, December 2008, p. 16.

[51]     Mr Tanner, ‘Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment Bill 2005, First Reading’, House of Representatives, Debates, 31 October 2005, p. 8.

[52]     Mr Andrew Murray, Review of Operation Sunlight: Overhauling Budgetary Transparency, June 2008, p. 54.

[53]     Mr Andrew Murray, Review of Operation Sunlight: Overhauling Budgetary Transparency, June 2008, p. 53.

[54]     Mr Andrew Murray, Review of Operation Sunlight: Overhauling Budgetary Transparency, June 2008, p. 54.

[55]     Australian Government, Commonwealth Government Response: Operation Sunlight Overhauling Budget Transparency, June 2008, p. 11.

[56]     Section 18, Parliamentary Budget Officer Act 2010 (NSW).

[57]     The NSW budget cycle and fixed parliamentary terms provide a standard pre-election period of about two months.

[58]     Section 22, Parliamentary Budget Officer Act 2010 (NSW).

[59]     Section 23, Parliamentary Budget Officer Act 2010 (NSW).

[60]     Section 13(1), Parliamentary Budget Officer Act 2010 (NSW).

[61]     Section 17(2)(b), Parliamentary Budget Officer Act 2010 (NSW).

[62]     Clerk of the Legislative Assembly (NSW), Submission 19, p. 5.

[63]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4.1, p. 8.

[64]     Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis , ‘What does CPB do?’, http://www.cpb.nl/en/what-does-cpb-do, viewed 8 March 2011.

[65]     Congressional Budget Office, ‘Background on cost estimates’, http://www.cbo.gov/costestimates/CEBackground.cfm, viewed 8 March 2011.

[66]     Institute for Fiscal Studies, ‘About IFS’, http://www.ifs.org.uk/aboutIFS, viewed 8 March 2011.

[67]     Section 79.2(d), Parliament of Canada Act.

[68]     Dr Mostafa Askari, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Transcript of Evidence, 8 February 2011, p. 13.

[69]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 10.

[70]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 10.

[71]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 10.

[72]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 10.

[73]     Mr Stein Helgeby, Department of Finance and Deregulation, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 66.

[74]     S Bartos, ‘Enhancing Budget Integrity in Australia’, attachment to Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 23.

[75]     Mr Ian McFee, Australian National Audit Office, Transcript of Evidence, 28 February 2011, p. 5.

[76]     S Bartos, ‘Enhancing Budget Integrity in Australia’, attachment to Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 23.

[77]     Professor Scott Prasser, Public Policy Institute, Transcript of Evidence, 28 February 2011, p. 20.

[78]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4.1, p. 4

[79]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Public Administration, Submission 16, pp 7-8.

[80]     S Bartos, ‘Enhancing Budget Integrity in Australia’, attachment to Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 4.

[81]     S Bartos, ‘Enhancing Budget Integrity in Australia’, attachment to Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 35.

[82]     Department of the Senate, Submission 6, p. 5.

[83]     Associate Professor Charles Lawson, Submission 21, p. 1.

[84]     Agreement for a better Parliament, para 16.1.

[85]     Section 38B(2)(c), Parliamentary Service Act 1999 (Cwlth).

[86]     Parliamentary Library, Submission 10, p. 8.

[87]     Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library, Submission 5, p. 5.

[88]     Clause 7(1)(c), Draft Parliamentary Budget Officer Bill, attachment to Federal Coalition, Submission 14.

[89]     Parliamentary Library, Submission 10, p. 8.

[90]     Dr Rosemary Laing, Department of the Senate, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 30.

[91]     Section 3(1), Parliamentary Budget Officer Act 2010 (NSW).

[92]     Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Submission 8, p. 2.

[93]     Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Exhibit 1, p. 6.

[94]     Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Exhibit 1, p. 14.

[95]     House of Commons Scrutiny Unit, Submission 11, p. 1.

[96]     Section 13(4), Parliamentary Budget Officer Act 2010 (NSW).

[97]     Schedule, Parliamentary Allowances Act 1952 (Cwlth), Section 3, Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990 (Cwlth).

Chapter 4 Authority and accountability

[1]       Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, 6 September 2010, Agreement for a Better Parliament: Parliamentary Reform, para. 16.1, p. 8.

[2]       Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 7. A similar option was also suggested by the Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 4.

[3]       Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 7.

[4]       Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 1.

[5]       Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 4.

[6]       Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 4.

[7]       Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 7. A similar option was also suggested by the Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, DPS, Submission 10, p. 4.

[8]       Departments of the Treasury and Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, pp 11 and 12.

[9]       Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 4.

[10]     Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 4.

[11]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 12.

[12]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 12.

[13]     Mr Stephen Bartos, Submission 18, p. 1.

[14]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 2.

[15]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 7.

[16]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4.1, p. 6.

[17]     Mr Alan Thompson, Department of Parliamentary Services, Transcript of Evidence, 28 February 2011, p. 12.

[18]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4.1, p. 6.

[19]     Mr Ian McPhee, Australian National Audit Office, Transcript of evidence, 28 February 2011, p. 2.

[20]     Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Submission 8, p. 2.

[21]     Mr Kevin Page, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Transcript of Evidence, 8 February 2011, p. 5.

[22]     Mr Kevin Page, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Transcript of Evidence, 8 February 2011, p. 5.

[23]     Federal Coalition, Submission 14, p. 1.

[24]     Federal Coalition, Submission 14, p. 1.

[25]     Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 1.

[26]     Business Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 2.

[27]     Mr Stephen Bartos, Submission 18, p. 2.

[28]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 1.

[29]     Public Policy Institute, Submission 13, p. 4.

[30]     Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 9, p. 2.

[31]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 2.

[32]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 2.

[33]     Department of the Senate, Submission 6, p. 6.

[34]     Dr Rosemary Laing, Department of the Senate, Transcript of evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 36.

[35]     Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, pp 6 and 7.

[36]     OECD, Submission 8, p. 3; Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 2; Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 7.

[37]     Section 32, Auditor-General Act 1997 (Cwlth).

[38]     Department of the Legislative Assembly, NSW Parliament, Submission 19, p. 7.

[39]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 12; Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 7.

[40]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 13.

[41]     OECD, Submission 8, p. 3.

[42]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 2.

[43]     Mr Kevin Page, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Transcript of Evidence, 8 February 2011, p. 10.

[44]     Department of the House of Representatives, Submission 2, p. 1.

[45]     Mr Stephen Bartos, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 72.

[46]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 13.

[47]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 13.

[48]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 13.

[49]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 13.

[50]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16.1, p. 1.

[51]     Section 16, Parliamentary Budget Officer Act 2010 (NSW).

[52]     Dr Rosemary Laing, Department of the Senate, Transcript of evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 34.

[53]     Mr Kevin Page, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Transcript of Evidence, 8 February 2011, p. 7.

[54]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 13.

[55]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 2.

[56]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 2.

[57]     Public Policy Institute, Australian Catholic University, Submission 13, p. 5.

[58]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 2.

[59]     Section 37(1), Auditor-General Act 1997 (Cwlth).

[60]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 14.

[61]     Section 17, Parliamentary Budget Officer Act 2010 (NSW).

[62]     Department of the Legislative Assembly, NSW Parliament, Submission 19, p. 6.

[63]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 2.

[64]     For example, Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Exhibit 1; S Bartos, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 2.

[65]     Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 9.

[66]     Mr Stephen Bartos, Submission 18, p. 2.

[67]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 2.

[68]     Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Exhibit 1, p. 12.

[69]     Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Exhibit 1, p. 12.

[70]     OECD, Submission 8, p. 3.

[71]     Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 9.

[72]     Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library, Submission 5, p. 6.

[73]     Public Policy Institute, Australian Catholic University, Submission 13, p. 5.

[74]     Departments of Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 13.

[75]     Section 22(3), Parliamentary Budget Officer Act 2010 (NSW).

[76]     Department of the Legislative Assembly, NSW Parliament, Submission 19, p. 6.

[77]     Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Submission 8, p. 2.

[78]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4.1, p. 5.

[79]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and of Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 15.

[80]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and of Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 15.

[81]     Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Exhibit 1, p. 5.

[82]     Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 31.

[83]     Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Exhibit 1, p. 5.

[84]     Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 19.

[85]     Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 24.

[86]     Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 27; Departments of Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 23.

[87]     The Auditor-General Act 1997 (Cwlth) specifies the Finance Minister as the relevant Minister.

[88]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, Appendix.

[89]     Schedule 1, Auditor-General Act 1997 (Cwlth).

[90]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, Appendix.

[91]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, Appendix.

[92]     Department of the Legislative Assembly, NSW Parliament, Submission 19, p. 3.

[93]     Department of the Legislative Assembly, NSW Parliament, Submission 19, p. 1.

[94]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 2 and Appendix.

[95]     Mr Ian McPhee, Australian National Audit Office, Transcript of Evidence, 28 February 2011, p. 7.

[96]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, pp 7 and 8.

[97]     Dr Rosemary Laing, Department of the Senate, Transcript of Evidence, 1 February 2011, p. 37.

[98]     Department of the Legislative Assembly, NSW Parliament, Submission 19, p. 3.

[99]     Mr Kevin Page, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Transcript of Evidence, 8 February 2011, p. 3.

[100]   Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 19.

[101]   Department of Finance and Deregulation, www.finance.gov.au, viewed 8 March 2011.

[102]   Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 3.

[103]   This review focused on the funding level provided to the office. Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada, Exhibit 1, p. 10.

[104]   Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4.1, p. 3.

[105]   Department of the Legislative Assembly, NSW Parliament, Submission 19, p. 3.

Chapter5 Resourcing and physical location

[1]       Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 15.

[2]       Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 15.

[3]       Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 8.

[4]       Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 15.

[5]       Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 8.

[6]       Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 3.

[7]       Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7, p. 3.

[8]       Civil Liberties Australia, Submission 7, p. 3.

[9]       Section 10(e), Australian Public Service Act 1999 (Cwlth).

[10]     Section 10(1)(a), Parliamentary Service Act 1999 (Cwlth)

[11]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15.1, p. 1.

[12]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15.1, p. 1.

[13]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 7.

[14]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 11; Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 11.

[15]     Department of the NSW Legislative Assembly, Submission 19, p. 3.

[16]     Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Submission 8, p. 2.

[17]     Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Submission 8, p. 2.

[18]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 3.

[19]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 14.

[20]     Departments of the Treasury and of Finance and Deregulation, Submission 16, p. 14.

[21]     Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 11.

[22]     Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 11.

[23]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 9.

[24]     Department of the Senate, Submission 6, p. 6.

[25]     Department of the Senate, Submission 6, p. 7.

[26]     Department of the House of Representatives, Submission 2, p. 2.

[27]     Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, p. 12.

[28]     Department of Parliamentary Services, Submission 4, p. 13.

[29]     Australian National Audit Office, Submission 15, p. 2.

[30]     Federal Coalition, Submission 14, p. 1.

[31]     Office of the Parliamentary Librarian, Submission 10, pp 12-13.

[32]     Mr Alan Thompson, Department of Parliamentary Services, Transcript of Evidence, 28 February 2011, p. 13.

[33]     Mr Ian McPhee, Australian National Audit Office, Transcript of Evidence, 28 February 2011, p. 3.

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